There's a lot going on up North:
A young New Ulm boy whose parents resisted getting chemo on his cancer is on the run from court-ordered chemo with his mother. According to authorities, they were seen in California and are believed to be heading to Mexico.
The Twins lost. Go figure.
Coleman should just give up already and let Franken be seated, according to a poll.
A showdown looms over the Budget: the legislature wanted to preserve services- and do so by raising taxes, Governor Pawlenty said no- the legislature sent him a budget raising taxes and left town and now Pawlenty is going to balance the budget. All by himself. (Which has some potential risks and gains- he risks pissing people off, especially if he cuts too many services but he could be a Republican hero by refusing to raise taxes, which might pay off should he run in 2012).
The Lakeville School Board has declined to ban a Confederate flag decal that a student had displayed in the back window of his pick-up truck. The student says it's not a racial thing, but rather a love of the whole 'redneck life-style.' I think the Principal made the right call- and this is a teachable moment. In a country where free speech is a highly prized Constitutional right, students have to learn how to confront things they find offensive without infringing on the rights of others.
Before they left town, the legislature also passed a bill approving the use of medicinal marijuana for the terminally ill. It faces a likely veto by Governor Pawlenty and his budget slicing pen of doom.
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